Bay County Fl Sheriff Mckeithen is furious over baby burned in explosion

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Bay County, FLA Sheriff Frank Mckeithen is furious over a meth lab explosion, earlier this week, that resulted in life threatening burns to a Johna Osborn, a one-year-old baby girl, whose playpen caught fire during a meth lab explosion. At a press conference soon after the explosion, Mckeithen let his anger and his words fly, …..Read More

Minnesota: Couple unknowingly buys house from meth lab cook

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All that Kristi and Justin Keller wanted was a home to call their own, where they could someday raise a family of their own. After years of saving their money for a down payment, they found a nice split-level home in Cannon Falls, that appeared to be just what they wanted. It was an attractive …..Read More

Making meth in Kansas and Missouri is about to get alot harder

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Making meth in Kansas and Missouri is about to get a lot harder, when computerized data tracking systems get installed in each and every one of their pharmacies. The Pharmaceutical Industry is going to gift each state with electronic tracking systems that will keep track of who may be buying pseudoephedrine-based products to manufacture methamphetamine.  …..Read More

Indiana: The Sabatino meth lab home story

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In 2006,  Julie McCoy Sabatino bought a small two-story house in Churubusco, Indiana, an affordable home where she dreamed of happy days together with her 10 year old son.  But, health problems began, just a few weeks after moving in to the home, when both she and her son began experiencing flu-like systems. They began …..Read More

Illinois police stop speeding driver and find meth worth $600,000

August 26, 2009:  The Illinois Cook County Sheriff’s office announced finding 4.4 pounds of crystal meth after pulling over a man who was going 46 mph in a 30 mph zone near intersection of 55th Street and Central in Stickney Township, at 2 a.m. yesterday morning.  Police say when they asked the driver for identification, …..Read More

Bay County Florida: Baby in critical condition after meth lab explodes

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A one year old girl is in critical condition, after a meth lab in her parents’ home exploded in  Bay County, Florida, on Sunday. One-year-old, Johna Osborn, received 2nd degree burns on 41% of her body, which will likely scar her for life – if she survives. Another baby, who was also in the home, …..Read More

Motel closes after 7 rooms filled with meth lab chemicals

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The Cross Lanes Motel 6 on Goff Mountain Road in  WV has closed its doors, after finding out that 7 rooms in the motel were contaminated by meth lab chemicals.  On Thursday, July 9, 2009, around 10:30 a.m,  Detective V. Armstrong, Detective K. Shank and several other members of the Metro Drug Unit,  went to …..Read More

Maine: DEA arrests couple for making meth in Bath

BATH, Maine  (July 16, 2008)  The DEA filed charges against a Bath couple, after finding evidence of a meth lab in a shed behind their home on Shaw Street.  Walter Kruse, 42, was charged with trafficking and furnishing methamphatemine. Beth Grasser, 35, was arrested for aggravated trafficking of prescription drugs.  Three children were living in …..Read More

TN Holt family update: Hope fades as meth lab bills pile up

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Several months have passed, since I was first contacted by Rhonda Holt from Winchester, TN, and my most recent conversation with her was distressing. Despite all of what they have gone through, they still have a very steep hill to climb before they can see over the mountain of debt and health problems they’re facing …..Read More

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Kansas meth lab clean up program cut comes at high cost

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A meth lab clean up program that has operated in Kansas since 1999, that was cut from the state’s budget last month, has the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) concerned.  For the last decade, whenever a meth lab has been discovered in Kansas,  removal of the hazardous and volatile chemicals found at the scene, were …..Read More